The Fourth Sin, Tuesday--OPEN

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

Jarod had been practicing his knot-tying at the desk, when a unique money making opportunity came upon him. It turned out a number of the clients were fans of being tied to chairs. He was pleased to oblige and even offered a choice of tying material and knots, although he left the spankings to the girls.

It seemed best, and made everybody happy.

[ooc: Open to interaction.]

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

*riiing*

Parker's got an icebag on her chest. Ow. But she has a hammock. Woo.

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"Good evening, Fourth Sin. Knot tying our speciality."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker nearly flips out of the hammock. "Seriously? I mean, hi."

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"Evening, Parker," he snickered.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Right." Parker gets over being rattled after a second, then has to ask. "This is about Friday's class, isn't it?" Yeah, she sounds disappointed.

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"Well, it started out that way," he hedged, "but then one of the customers saw what I was doing...and now I think it's a new offering." He may have sounded a little bewildered by this.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker had to put the phone down for a minute, she was laughing so hard.

"Okay... heh. That's-- good. Ahem. Ow. Hee. So. How much does the average knot-tying go for, these days? I am wildly intrigued."

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"Depends on a few things," Jarod said, having just gone over this with one of the customers. "Something like ribbon would be more expensive, because it's harder to work with, as opposed to a nylon cord. Also, the more complicated the knot, the more expensive. So, a regular nylon square knot would be about ten dollars. Price also goes up per knot."

"Oh, and spanking's extra."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

At that, Parker *did* flip out of the hammock laughing. And lose her grip on the phone.

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

All Jarod heard was a thump and a lot of laughing. "Parker? Hello?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"...back. Yes. Heh. Owwwwww." A gurgle of amusement. "Fell out of my hammock and lost my icebag. Okay. Is it wrong that I find this conversation hot *and* hilarious?"

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure? Wait, icebag?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Got the breath knocked out of me playing basketball. Never, ever land on top of John Crichton and the ball at the same time. Felt like a cannon ball." She grinned. "You realize you'll be teaching me these things on Friday. Without the spanking, of course."

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"You played basketball?" He chuckled at the image he got. "And I know. But I'll save the special knots for you."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"He gave me a noogie!" Parker's outrage could've started small campfires. "Crichton rules, my ass! I am so getting him back next time."

Then she gulped. "Promise? I mean. What?"

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"What's a noogie?" He chuckled more, happy to have Parker on the defensive for once. "And I won't charge you."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Um, a noogie is rubbing your knuckles on someone's head. Crichton sucks, I've mentioned that, right?" Pretty thoroughly unnerved, Parker added, "You'd damn well better not think of charging, buster. And the spanking is not an option!" Then she grinned. "You could let *me* tie you up, though, as payback."

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"Once or twice."

He went to a happy visual place for a moment. Besides, it's not like he'd teach her a knot he couldn't get out of. "I'll think about it."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"You tease." Parker started laughing again, then put the icebag back. "Ow, ow. Ow. Your evening sounds lots more exciting than mine. Although at least Miho didn't kill me today."

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"That's good. Was there a higher than average risk of that?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"First class in Archery. Which was really just a handout and a cookie. I mitigated any risk by bringing her brownies anyway. I was very disappointed that none of the newbies got stabbed for asking questions, though." Parker sighed. "No matter how much I suggested it to them."

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"Parker, I'm not a lawyer today, but I'm positive inciting a murder is illegal."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Pffttt. If they got killed in these circumstances, it would've just been Darwinian evolution in action. If they couldn't see that Miho was dressed to kill, they weren't paying attention. Camp is unforgiving, Jarod. The weak perish."

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"Are all camps like this, or just the ones you go to?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker grinned and lazed back in her hammock. "Probably just the ones I go to. Because I really don't think a duck serenade is going to happen anywhere else. But hey! You get to find out for yourself on Friday!"

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

He stared at the phone for a minute. "Duck serenade? Parker, have you been drinking?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker chortled again. "No. The Stickbugs felt it incumbent upon themselves to wake the Meerkats with shirtless singing. And a gift of many of the ducks from the duckpond. If you noticed any missing today, that would be why. I'm expecting a firebombing at any minute."

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"Stickbugs? Meerkats? Ducks? Firebombing?" Jarod wasn't getting any less confused. "When did you start going to a zoo?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

More snickering. "When wasn't I? I blame John Crichton. It's all his fault. He started the trend. Definitely."

Parker sighed, happy to have confused him after being out-faced on the knot-tying. "So. What should I bring to Things to Do at the Beach? Aside from myself?" She did not mention that the way it was listed in the syllabus had her laughing herself silly for ten minutes. Some days, she was as twelve-year-old as Jaye.

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"A pen, a notebook, sunscreen, a towel, sunglasses, and a bottle of water," Jarod listed. "And how did John Crichton start it?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker nodded at each item, then smirked. "By getting transformed into all those animals I mentioned during Advanced Journalism class. They named the cabins here at the camp after him, I think. Either that, or Rita Skeeter has more prescience than I gave her credit for."

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"So the cabin names are his fault," Jarod agreed slowly, "but what about the firebombs?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"That would be waking up the girls in the cabin where Aeryn is with the singing of Ever the Same, along with his fellow Stickbug inmates. Very early. And the ducks. Must not forget the ducks. Remember how I almost killed you for that serenade in February, but I thought it was mostly funny?" Parker chuckled. "I'm guessing Aeryn wasn't amused at *all*. And when she's not amused, she bears a striking resemblance to Miho."

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"Oh." There was a long pause. "Yes, that doesn't sound good."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"That doesn't make any more sense, does it?"

Parker grinned. "Sometime, I have to introduce you to Aeryn. She's heard about you anyway. Too bad she's not taking Beach."

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

He laughed. "Not completely, no. And I'd like to meet Aeryn. She sounds very interesting."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"She was in charge of my group on the study group vampire hunt back in February. You'd like her." Parker pushed her foot against the tree to make her hammock sway, then grinned, finally thinking of a comeback to the knot-tying remarks. "So. Pen, notebook, water, sunscreen, towel, sunglasses... what, no bathing suit? This is a nude course? Jarod!"

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"It's May, Parker," he said, after a few very long minutes of quiet imagining. "Too cold for swimming. Maybe in a couple of weeks."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

More chuckling. "You were totally imagining nude kayaking, weren't you?"

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"Kayaks are solo, Parker. I was thinking something more...cooperative," he drawled, "like canoes."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"I think we'd need more sunscreen than usual." Parker might be in a happy zone too. "Possibly, cocoa butter."

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

"Maybe."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Mmmmmm...."

Parker finally shook herself. "Right. You're not getting paid to talk to me on the phone. Unfortunately. And what you *are* getting paid for will give me many happy thoughts later. I'll see you on Friday." A pause. "Possibly, wearing a suit. You won't know for sure until then."

[jarodpretends.livejournal.com]

Jarod choked. "Night, Parker."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Niiiight."

*click*